Kunai is hiring a Python Engineer to join our team. In this full-time role, you will work closely with clients to maintain and expand systems. Your first project will involve building software for advanced prototype devices and integrating them into a data collection platform.
What You'll Do
- Develop software to work with cutting-edge prototype devices.
- Improve the data collection process to be efficient, reliable, and accurate.
- Work with recording equipment for audio and other modalities.
- Deploy, test, and evaluate upgrades to the data collection platform.
- Build and maintain systems for monitoring system health.
- Enhance tooling for the validation and processing of data.
- Work onsite to debug problems and perform root cause analyses.
- Partner with other engineers to triage and estimate issues.
- Promote best practices across the community of engineers and researchers.
What We're Looking For
- 6+ years of professional programming experience in Python with demonstrated proficiency with large projects.
- Some full stack software development experience including working knowledge of React (or similar JavaScript frontend frameworks).
- Proficiency in Linux and shell scripting.
- Skills in maintaining and improving networks.
- Experience with cross-platform distributed (RESTful) systems.
- CI/CD experience, particularly with GitHub or GitLab.
Nice to Have
- Experience working with hardware multimedia sensors.
- Working knowledge of audio, image, and video formats.
- Experience with relational and graph/NoSQL databases.
- Experience with software and hardware testing frameworks and strategies.
- Working knowledge of time-synchronization.
- Experience with systems administration on Windows.
- Experience with containerization and container orchestration.
- Exposure to FastAPI and/or React (or related frameworks).
- Android development experience.
Technical Stack
- Python
- React
- Linux
- RESTful systems
- GitHub, GitLab
- FastAPI
- Android
Team & Environment
You will collaborate with audio/video engineers, recording technicians onsite, and an international team of software engineers and interdisciplinary audio researchers.
Benefits & Compensation
- Competitive compensation
- Professional development opportunities
- Flexible work arrangements
Work Mode
This is an onsite position located in Redmond, WA.
Kunai fosters a culture of collaboration, creativity, and continuous learning. We strive to create an environment where people feel valued, have a voice, and are given tools to grow.
